Richard DiFrancesco

Richard DiFrancesco

First Name:

Richard

Last Name:

DiFrancesco

Email :

richard.difrancesco@utoronto.ca

Title:

Associate Professor

Phone :

(416) 978-4977

Office Location :

Sidney Smith, Room 5016A

Biography :

I am an economic geographer interested in regional economic development implications of the changing spatial distribution of production caused by the proliferations of GPNs in all sectors of the global economy. I am particularly interested in attracting Masters students who may be interested in working at the intersection WIO data/analysis and the study of regional economic impacts of GPN formation and change.

Education:

Ph.D., McMaster University

M.A., McMaster University

B.A. (Hons.), McMaster University

People Type:

Faculty

Roles:

Research Area:

Economic Geography

Areas of Interest:

Regional development implications of global production networks (GPNs), World-level Input-Output (WIO) data and models.

Administrative Service:

Chair of the St. George Department, 2018 - 2023